Machinery
North Cork Vintage Club holds its first event
Whether it is a reaction to the impersonal complexities of modern machinery or a desire to reflect on olden times,...
Tractors
Machinery News
8% fall in new tractors licensed for first time in 2024 - CSO
2,131 new tractors were licensed for the first time between January and December of last year, according to the Central...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Machinery News
FTMTA: New tractor registrations down 12% in 2024
The latest Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Statistics Service Report for December 2024 shows an overall reduced level...
Agri-Business
Over 200,000 tractors on Irish farms in 2023 - CSO
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has estimated that there were 201,260 tractors owned on Irish farms in 2023. According to...
Machinery News
FTMTA: New tractor sales down 13% in year to November
The latest Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Statistics Service Report for November 2024 shows that new tractor registrations...
Machinery News
CSO: 8% drop in new tractors licensed for first time
2,070 new tractors were licensed for the first time between January and November this year, according to the Central Statistics...
Machinery
Thousands expected as FTMTA Farm Machinery Show to kick off
Thousands of machinery enthusiasts are expected to descend on Punchestown, Co. Kildare from tomorrow for the three-day Farm Tractor and...
Machinery News
CSO: 8% drop in new tractors licensed for the first time
1,976 new tractors were licensed for the first time up to the end of October 2024, according to the Central...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Machinery
Irish Rovers vintage night to celebrate UK trip
Back in May a small group of vintage enthusiasts set off on a trip from John O’Groats to Lands End,...
Machinery
Machinery Focus: The Nuffield tractor in the golden era of sales
Lord Nuffield, or Wiliam Morris, First Viscount Nuffield, to give him his full title, is often regarded as Britain’s answer...
Rural Life
CVRT fail rate of 37% for vans and jeeps in 2024
 Figures on the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing (CVRT) for vans and jeeps in 2024 have shown 37% of the vehicles have had...
Rural Life
HSA to focus on tractor safety and farmer health at Ploughing 2024
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will place a focus on tractor safety and farmer health and wellbeing during this...
Agri-Business
FTMTA: Downward trend in new tractor registrations
The latest Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Statistics Service Report for August 2024 shows a reduced level of...
Farm Safety
More action needed to address farm fatalities and injuries - Teagasc
Teagasc has said that more action needs to be taken at farm level to bring down the number of accidents...
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Opti-Skim trumps calf milk replacer with newest edition
Auctus has now launched the newest edition to its calf milk replacer product range. There are now seven calf milk...
Machinery
FTMTA: New tractor registrations down 13% in year to July
The latest Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) data for July 2024 shows a reduced level of activity in...
Rural Life
Drop in the number of new and used tractors licensed last month
New figures published today (Tuesday, August 13) show a double digit percentage fall in the number of both new and...
Agri-Business
Over €1m collected in tractor tax arrears in 2023
Over €1 million was collected in agricultural tractor tax arrears over the course of last year, the Department of Transport...
Machinery News
FTMTA: Downward trend of new tractor registrations continues
The general downward trend in new tractor registrations has persisted into June, according to the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade...